Category: Escambia County

Escambia County officials have no interest in seeing a recycling center on a collection of remediated Superfund sites. They also don’t want to see any…

How will we be ‘made whole’ following the 2010 oil spill? For starters, how about some boat ramps for $4.4 million? Over the next few…

The Escambia County Commission will wait until the summer to decide what governance model they’ll go with when it comes to tourism tax dollars. Presently,…

The second in a series of meetings to explore early oil-spill restoration will be held tonight at the University of West Florida. The Deepwater Horizon…

The daily newspaper published on its front page what they describe as a dispute between the DeLuna Fest organizers and the Santa Rosa Island Authority…

When voters head to local polling places Jan. 31 for Florida’s GOP primary, they’ll also be asked to weigh in on re-upping EDATE, or the…

Fox Sports says that Warrington is “rife with violence, drugs and poverty” in its profile and interview of Alabama football star Trent Richardson. The Escambia…

The blog readers have spoken – with 863 votes cast. The top local scandal of 2011 was Escambia County Commissioner Wilson Robertson helping his supporter…

The Brownsville area is a few tons lighter today. During its Jan. 9 Operation Clean Sweep in the Brownsville community, the Escambia County Sheriff’s Office—along…

PNJ executive editor Dick Schneider tells his reader(s) in his Sunday edition that the daily paper will be the source for navigating the political “jungle.”…

Escambia County commissioners are looking to unload the Pensacola Civic Center. But  Commission Chairman Wilson Robertson isn’t getting his hopes up. “Personally, I don’t think…

Ernie Lee Magaha, Republican, pre-filed today for Clerk of the Court for the 2012 General Election. For the complete candidate list go here: http://escambiavotes.com/current-candidates-and-finances  

The Global 1200 is the latest gargantuan fixture up at Pensacola’s port. It’s a whopper of a vessel, with steel braids of cranes and infrastructure…

During the board’s meeting tomorrow, the Escambia County Commission may be settling two lawsuits filed against the county. The first lawsuit involves a traffic accident…

The Escambia County Commission will be asked Thursday to approve updated designations for members of the Tourist Development Council. The TDC, according to state statute,…

After losing his job following a brief and controversial stint with the Escambia County Equestrian Center, Forrest Gibbs is suing three county commissioners. The officials,…

Despite protests from the daily newspaper and others who love police scanners, Escambia County went live on Dec. 11 with the new Digital Project 25…

While BP, along with federal and state governments, appear ready to move into the restoration phase of post-spill efforts, there are others who are hung…

Escambia County Supervisor of Elections David H. Stafford reminds voters to update their voter information before the January deadline. January 3 is the last day…

State Attorney Bill Eddins has cleared the Escambia County Tourist Development Commission of any Sunshine Law violations regarding a series of meetings held with hotel…